Notice the hospital sign (the sign with the letter H on a blue background) on the top left corner; you can reach Northside Hospital and Tampa Bay Heart Institute from here by heading west on 54 Av N to 49 St N. North on 49 St N for four blocks and the hospital will be on your left at the blinker for 58 Av N.

Lealman is an unincorporated community north of St. Petersburg while Kenneth City is one of Pinellas County's 24 incorporated municipalities. Lealman has a significant identity thanks to the efforts of the Lealman Community Association, which was formed primarily to fend off annexation attempts from both St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park.

Again we see the hospital sign stating that Northside Hospital is close by here. If you are headed for Bayfront Medical Center or All Children's Hospital, keep going - another 4 miles to Exit 22 and Interstate 175 which will take you to the two well known hospitals in downtown St. Petersburg on 6 St S.

Taken north of the 62 Av N overcrossing, this is one of the many variable message signs located throughout Interstate 275. This sign in particular does double duty: One being operated by the Florida DOT to communicate travel distances and times (like the distance to the Pinellas Bayway as pictured) and the other by the City of St. Petersburg for downtown event parking advisories.

Notice the ramp advisory speed of 40 mph due to the design of the ramp.  This sign gantry is the original 1972 gantry when this section of Interstate 275 was constructed.  Notice how the single small support post is too close to the roadway which has the potential of the sign support being knocked down in an accident despite the guardrail protecting the sign.

Recently the Florida DOT took down the original sign gantry that was in place since 1972 when this section of Interstate 275 was constructed and replaced it with a more modern sign gantry.  As you will see, the signage is easier to read and interpret than the old signage.  Also, the sign support is much larger and relocated well off to the side of the highway.  However, the ramp advisory speed of 40 mph still remains.

The hospital sign is for Northside Hospital and Tampa Bay Heart Institute which is reached via Exit 26B and west on 54 Av N to 49 St N; north on 49 St N for 4 blocks and the hospital is on your left. The 54 Av N advance sign has been around since Interstate 275 opened in 1974.

Both communities are reached from Exit 26B, 54 Av N westbound.

This is seen from a side street alongside Interstate 275 on the east side.

The signage was erected in 1989 as part of a sign replacement project; however, the gantry the sign is erected on has been there since this section of Interstate 275 was built in 1972.

This is looking north on Interstate 275. Notice the dedicated right exit only lane that serves the two 54 Av N exits.

Those headed for Sexton Elementary School, Northeast High School or Meadowlawn Middle School (via 16 St N) should exit here. The signage was erected in 1989 as part of the sign replacement project; however, the overhead gantry was erected around 1977 after a truck accident took out the original gantry erected in 1972 when Interstate 275 was built.

Those headed to Lealman, Kenneth City or Northside Hospital (via 49 St N) should exit here. Beware of the 20 mph circular loop ramp as you exit!

Both the signage and the gantry it is erected on were constructed in 1989 as part of the sign replacement project. When this section of Interstate 275 was opened in 1972 the signage was erected on the overpass bridge but it lacked exit only signage warning motorists that the lane exits onto 54 Av N westbound.

This is one of many Interstate 275 shields erected in October 2005 as part of a pavement rehabilitation project from 62 Av N to 13 Av N which included sign replacement as well. The Interstate 275 shields are much easier to read and interpret.

This is looking east on 54 Av N. Notice the mast arm traffic signals installed as part of the 2005 concrete rehabilitation project.

This is seen from the overpass crossing over Interstate 275.

This is seen from the 54 Av N overpass. No matter why motorists must slow to 20 mph due to the design of the circular ramp.

Closeup of the directional sign to St. Petersburg

This is on 54 Av N westbound just as the Interstate 275 northbound off ramp merges with 54 Av N and becomes the Interstate 275 southbound on ramp. I believe this sign is erroneous as we are already in St. Petersburg and the sign should read Bradenton instead. Besides, Bradenton is already mentioned as far as Ulmerton Road!

62 Av N looking eastbound

Here we see Interstate 275's southbound lanes in the foreground and the northbound lanes in the background.  Notice how 62 Av N is a four lane undivided highway without a center turn lane as 62 Av N is a Pinellas County maintained road and the fact that we are in unincorporated Pinellas County - Lealman to be exact - straddling the border of the City of St. Petersburg.

Notice how the northbound lanes of Interstate 275 are lower than the southbound lanes.  This is because Interstate 275 is on a superelevated embankment here.  As for 62 Av N west of Interstate 275, it is four lanes until just after 34 St N (US 19) when it becomes two lanes all the way to 66 St N (FL 693).  Moreover, 62 Av N west of US 19 basically forms the southern border of the City of Pinellas Park for the remainder of the route.